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Washington IL26-638: Sex verification for girls’ school sports

Washington · Statutory measure · Education · Statewide decision

Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.

AI-written summary

Would prohibit students defined as biologically male from female-only interschool sports. Students joining female-only teams or events must provide a health-care-provider form verifying sex through specified biological criteria. It covers public K–12 schools and participating private schools.

What applies now

Existing public-school sports rules prohibit discrimination based on sex and gender identity and do not impose this verification form.

If yes / for

Adopt the participation restriction and medical-verification requirement.

If no / against

Keep existing sports eligibility rules.

Costs and funding

No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.

Timing

Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.

Passage rule

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Official wording and evidence

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